"Told to Care, They Took the Disabled Family's House and Land... Activity Support Worker Family Who Embezzled 100 Million Won in State Funds Referred to Prosecution"

Police Reinvestigate at Prosecution's Request

Crimes Committed by Exploiting Reduced Decision-Making Capacity

A family of activity support workers who embezzled the house and government welfare benefits of a family with intellectual disabilities has been handed over to the prosecution.

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According to Yonhap News on August 20, the Pyeongtaek Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that, on August 19, four individuals including a person in their 40s, identified as A, were sent to the prosecution without detention on charges including quasi-fraud, occupational embezzlement, and violations of the Act on Activities Support for Persons with Disabilities.

A and others, who are family members, worked as activity support workers for the family of a person identified as B, who has an intellectual disability, from 2023 to 2024, exploiting their diminished decision-making capacity. The suspects are accused of transferring ownership of a house and land worth about 100 million won, located in Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek, into their own names.

Their crimes did not end there. They also managed the basic living allowance bank account of B’s family and arbitrarily used over 12 million won, and forced the family to take out unnecessary insurance policies, causing them to pay insurance premiums amounting to approximately 2 million won.

In addition, they are accused of illegally receiving approximately 100 million won in activity support payments from the government without actually performing support work.

Initially, the police launched an investigation after a complaint was filed by the victims. However, in November of last year, they decided not to refer the case to the prosecution, citing insufficient evidence.

However, after the prosecution requested a reinvestigation, the police began a supplementary investigation and, in the process, confirmed evidence of wrongdoing by A and the others. The case has now been handed over to the prosecution.

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